MoonRay
| MoonRay | |
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| Developer | DreamWorks Animation |
| Release | March 15, 2023 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C++17 |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Website | openmoonray |
| Repository | github |
MoonRay is an open source renderer developed by DreamWorks Animation.[2] It is continuously under active development, boasting an extensive library of production-tested, physically based materials. It features an Universal Scene Description (USD) Hydra render delegate and supports multi-machine and cloud rendering through the Arras distributed computation framework.
History
[edit]MoonRay was first used on the short film Bilby (2018),[3][4] and made its feature debut on How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).[5] DreamWorks Animation announced their intention to open source the renderer at SIGGRAPH 2022. The source code was officially made to the public released on GitHub on March 15, 2023, under the Apache 2.0 License.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- Abominable (2019)
- Trolls World Tour (2020)
- The Croods: A New Age (2020)
- The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
- The Bad Guys (2022)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
- Trolls Band Together (2023)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
- The Wild Robot (2024)
- The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
Short films
[edit]- Bilby (2018)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Release 3.6.0.1". 24 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "MoonRay Production Renderer". openmoonray.org. Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ Failes, Ian (August 13, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Dreamworks Directors On How They Made 'Bilby', And On The Studio's New Shorts Program". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (December 10, 2018). "VIDEO: DreamWorks Animation Short 'Bilby' A Testing Ground for New Production Tools". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ Miller, Caroline (2023-03-17). "Dreamworks Publishes MoonRay Renderer as Open Source Software". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "DreamWorks' Open Source MoonRay Renderer Is Finally Available To Filmmakers". No Film School. 2023-03-20. Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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